FedEx threw away Russ Smith's national championship jersey

On Louisville’s senior night in March, Russ Smith was presented with his framed national championship jersey from the Cardinals 2013 run to the title. Smith decided to give the jersey to his father, who runs a business in Brooklyn. Russ Smith Sr. shipped the frame via FedEx, but when it arrived in New York, the frame had been cracked. FedEx agreed to pay for the damages, but Smith was required to send the frame back — with the priceless jersey still inside. You can guess what happened next.

A FedEx representative told Wave 3 News that the box was discarded because it contained a broken frame, and that no one checked to see that the jersey was inside.

“The employee had marked it to discard yes,” said Erin Truxal, the manager of public relations for Fed Ex Ground. Truxal said for safety reasons it’s company policy to toss out any returned boxes with broken glass without opening them to see what’s inside.

On Louisville’s senior night in March, Russ Smith was presented with his framed national championship jersey from the Cardinals 2013 (…)

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